Sophie Schmidt, Alphonso Davies win Canada Soccer Player of the Month awards

By: The Canadian Press Posted: 1:40 PM CDT Friday, Jul. 31, 2020 Last Modified: 2:00 PM CDT Friday, Jul. 31, 2020

Sophie Schmidt and Alphonso Davies have been named Canada Soccer's Players of the Month for July after helping their teams lift trophies.

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Sophie Schmidt and Alphonso Davies have been named Canada Soccer's Players of the Month for July after helping their teams lift trophies.

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Sophie Schmidt and Alphonso Davies have been named Canada Soccer’s Players of the Month for July after helping their teams lift trophies.

Schmidt and the Houston Dash won the Challenge Cup, capping the NWSL’s return to play. Schmidt’s header off the crossbar led to the winning goal in the semifinal and she scored the winner in the final from the penalty spot.

Schmidt became just the second Canadian to score in an NWSL final (after Christine Sinclair in 2013) and the first to score the championship-winning goal.

Alphonso Davies and Sophie Schmidt have been named Canada Soccer's Players of the Month for July after helping their teams lift trophies. Canada's Alphonso Davies, who isn't playing due to an injury, watches as his teammates warm up before a CONCACAF Nations League qualifying soccer match against French Guiana in Vancouver, on Sunday March 24, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Three other Canadians were part of the winning Houston side: Nichelle Prince, Allysha Chapman and Maegan Kelly.

Davies, who celebrated winning his second German Bundesliga title in June, captured a second German Cup title with Bayern Munich on July 4. Paul Stalteri, in 2004, is the only other Canadian to win both German competitions. Davies, named the Bundesliga Rookie of the Season, is the first Canadian to win both titles twice.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 31, 2020.